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Omar Shargawi

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  • Director
  • Writer
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A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
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The Guilty (2018)
Omar Shargawi was born in 1974 in Odense, Denmark. He is an actor and director, known for Go with Peace, Jamil (2008), ½ Revolution (2011) and Al Medina (2015).
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 16 nominations total

    Known for

    Go with Peace, Jamil (2008)
    Go with Peace, Jamil
    6.8
    • Omar
    • 2008
    ½ Revolution (2011)
    ½ Revolution
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2011
    Ghazal Valatabar in Al Medina (2015)
    Al Medina
    5.9
    • Yusif
    • 2015
    Mads Mikkelsen in Riders of Justice (2020)
    Riders of Justice
    7.5
    • Palle Olesen
    • Aharon Nahas Shadid
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Løftet (2025)
      Løftet
      Short
      • Ibrahim
      • 2025
    • Kenneth M. Christensen and Natalie Wolfsberg Madueño in Darkness: Those Who Kill (2019)
      Darkness: Those Who Kill
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Robin Smith
      • 2024
    • Olivia Joof Lewerissa, Thue Ersted Rasmussen, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Joachim Fjelstrup, Sofie Torp, Jesper Groth, and Nicolai Jørgensen in Hygge! (2023)
      Hygge!
      5.9
      • Jannick (voice)
      • 2023
    • Mads Mikkelsen in Riders of Justice (2020)
      Riders of Justice
      7.5
      • Palle Olesen
      • Aharon Nahas Shadid
      • 2020
    • Peter Haber and Kristofer Hivju in Beck (1997)
      Beck
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Tarek Mokhtar
      • 2020
    • Sidse Babett Knudsen, Elliott Crosset Hove, Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Joachim Fjelstrup, and Besir Zeciri in Wildland (2020)
      Wildland
      5.8
      • Omar
      • 2020
    • Warrior (2018)
      Warrior
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Akhmed
      • 2018
    • Jakob Cedergren in The Guilty (2018)
      The Guilty
      7.5
      • Rashid (voice)
      • 2018
    • Ride Upon the Storm (2017)
      Ride Upon the Storm
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Imam
      • 2017
    • Letters for Amina (2017)
      Letters for Amina
      5.6
      • Mahmut
      • 2017
    • Ghazal Valatabar in Al Medina (2015)
      Al Medina
      5.9
      • Yusif
      • 2015
    • Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
      Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
      6.6
      • Thug 1
      • 2013
    • Dulfi Al-Jabouri in R (2010)
      R
      7.1
      • Bazhir
      • 2010
    • Go with Peace, Jamil (2008)
      Go with Peace, Jamil
      6.8
      • Omar
      • 2008
    • Jens Albinus in Ørnen (2004)
      Ørnen
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Ziad Melhem
      • 2005

    Director

    • Palestinian Unwanted (2026)
      Palestinian Unwanted
      6.8
      • director
      • 2026
    • Western Arabs (2019)
      Western Arabs
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Ghazal Valatabar in Al Medina (2015)
      Al Medina
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2015
    • ½ Revolution (2011)
      ½ Revolution
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Do Not Forget Me Istanbul (2010)
      Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Fra Haifa til Nørrebro (2010)
      Fra Haifa til Nørrebro
      8.4
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Go with Peace, Jamil (2008)
      Go with Peace, Jamil
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2008

    Writer

    • Western Arabs (2019)
      Western Arabs
      7.1
      • script
      • 2019
    • Ghazal Valatabar in Al Medina (2015)
      Al Medina
      5.9
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • ½ Revolution (2011)
      ½ Revolution
      7.6
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Do Not Forget Me Istanbul (2010)
      Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Go with Peace, Jamil (2008)
      Go with Peace, Jamil
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2008

    Videos3

    "Chapter 4: Delirium"
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    "Chapter 4: Delirium"
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    Trailer 1:49
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:49
    Official Trailer
    1/2 Revolution
    Trailer 0:31
    1/2 Revolution

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Omar Jarl Shargawi
    • Born
      • 1974
      • Odense, Denmark

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